Magic Mouse 2 - Silver

Overview

Magic Mouse 2 is completely rechargeable, so you’ll eliminate the use of traditional batteries. It’s lighter, has fewer moving parts thanks to its built-in battery and continuous bottom shell, and has an optimised foot design — all helping Magic Mouse 2 track easier and move with less resistance across your desk. And the Multi-Touch surface allows you to perform simple gestures such as swiping between web pages and scrolling through documents. Magic Mouse 2 is ready to go straight out of the box and pairs automatically with your Mac.

Stupid AND great

This mouse is brilliant but designed by an idiot (or team of idiots). The feel of the mouse, the functionality, the build quality are all class-leading... but w
This mouse is brilliant but designed by an idiot (or team of idiots). The feel of the mouse, the functionality, the build quality are all class-leading... but who in the world thought that sticking the charging port on the base of the mouse was a good idea?! And not allowing the mouse to be used whilst being charged? Seriously?! WHY? What a stupid thing to do Apple. What does someone do when they're working and their mouse runs out? Am I expected to buy two of these things??? Aargh.
Here's a solution, Apple... what if the mouse could become a wired mouse whilst charging? Stick the port in the front-end of the mouse and have it work whilst charging so I don't have to use my laptops trackpad for intricate design work.

Written by Andrew C from London

18 Mar 2016

1692 of 1830 people found this useful

Is this review useful?Stupid AND great

5.0 out of 5 stars

Who are these people?

Is someone paying irrational, cantankerous antagonists to write one-star reviews? Anything they don't love is automatically "the worst thing ever!" All of these
Is someone paying irrational, cantankerous antagonists to write one-star reviews? Anything they don't love is automatically "the worst thing ever!" All of these extremely low reviews are incredible... as in "not even remotely credible."
This mouse looks and feels like the last one - only a little lighter. Ergonomics, weight, appearance, functionality... all great things, and all much better than your average third-party product. The mouse plugs in to charge... and this is somehow horrible? Upside-down is a bit weird and you don't use it while it is charging. How does that make this a one-star product? Don't you ever sleep? Can't you remember to plug your mouse in overnight once a month? This is way better than having to change the batteries every two weeks. Do you gripe about your phone because you have to put it down once in a while to charge it? So it doesn't work with some of the older system software? Well in most cases, neither should you. How does that make this product abysmal? Your wrist hurts? That is not the mouse's fault. Operator error does not make a product atrocious any more than a drunk driver makes a a particular brand of car a hazard to drive.
This mouse is a great product. An improvement over the already-good last version. Would I prefer a third party mouse over this one? No thanks. I'll give my five stars right here without apology.

Written by Jeff F from Phoenix

20 Jan 2016

2467 of 3421 people found this useful

Is this review useful?Who are these people?

5.0 out of 5 stars

Magic Mouse 2 vs Magic Mouse 1

WeI have two iMac's and the newer one has MM2. I find it smoother and even more comfortable to use than the MM1, and the built in battery lasts longer than the
WeI have two iMac's and the newer one has MM2. I find it smoother and even more comfortable to use than the MM1, and the built in battery lasts longer than the rechargeable batteries I use in MM1.
The main thing for me though is that the MM2 retains a solid bluetooth connection to whichever machine I am using on, whereas the MM1 has always been prone to disconnecting or taking a while to connect.
The fact that you cannot use the mouse while it is charging did worry me slightly at first, but, as I assume the the battery does not suffer from reduced capacity due to 'memory' problems, one can just keep an eye on it and recharge it well before it gets too low for a days use. Perhaps put a monthly reminder in the Calendar.

Written by R J B from MIDDLESBROUGH

15 Dec 2015

270 of 308 people found this useful

Is this review useful?Magic Mouse 2 vs Magic Mouse 1

1.0 out of 5 stars

Designed on Mars by Apple: Not for human hands

I am not bothered by the bottom USB charging. I have both the apple mouse and the apple keyboard and both of them needs to be charged very rarely (I last charge
I am not bothered by the bottom USB charging. I have both the apple mouse and the apple keyboard and both of them needs to be charged very rarely (I last charged my keyboard six months ago). However, the ergonomics of the mouse is super bad. It's very uncomfortable to use. It puts a lot of fatigue on my wrist. The material is not pleasant to touch. The rails at the bottom do not glide smoothly on the desk like any other mouse. For some reason, the BlueTooth connection is very unreliable and it doesn't work when you want it to work.
I am a die-hard Apple and I own every product made by Apple except the apple mouse which I returned twice so far and purchased a $30 Logitech mouse which is many many times better than apple mouse in every aspect. Still every fall, in September I eagerly wait for Apple to launch a better mouse.

Written by Hrushikesh D from Irvine

6 Sep 2019

3 of 3 people found this useful

Is this review useful?Designed on Mars by Apple: Not for human hands

1.0 out of 5 stars

Can't use mouse while recharges

Inexcusable... so, what? You're supposed to buy two mice so you can recharge one while you use the other? Makes no sense at all. Rather swap out batteries. Wors
Inexcusable... so, what? You're supposed to buy two mice so you can recharge one while you use the other? Makes no sense at all. Rather swap out batteries. Worst. Design. Ever.

Written by J. M from Redmond

5 Sep 2019

3 of 5 people found this useful

Is this review useful?Can't use mouse while recharges

2.0 out of 5 stars

Not User-Friendly Design

Someone else wrote this same review—but who puts the micro USB charging port on the bottom of the mouse so it'e rendered useless while charging? Super ineffecti
Someone else wrote this same review—but who puts the micro USB charging port on the bottom of the mouse so it'e rendered useless while charging? Super ineffective and causes so much loss of productivity. I have to carry around two wireless mice just so I have a back up to my Apple mouse. Not sure if this was intentional because Apple didn't want to ruin the stylistic design of the mouse (as they have down with other products like the cords not being reinforced) or if this genuinely has been a lack of thought over the years? Since they keep making it this way, I presume the former and not the latter, as we can't be the only people who have noticed this.
Apple, we love you, as designers we love beauty—but efficiency needs to be king on this.